Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 537 § 537.240 — Federal permit; time for obtaining; cancellation; time for beginning and
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 537 ·
Oregon Code § 537.240·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Federal permit; time for obtaining; cancellation; time for beginning and
completing work.
(1) In any case where a permit from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is
or shall be required in connection with the development of the applicants
proposed project, the applicant shall make application for the necessary
federal permit or license within six months, or, if the applicant is a
municipal corporation, within 10 years, from the date of filing application for
appropriation of water with the Water Resources Department.
(2) Upon failure
of the applicant to file with the department, within 30 days after the
expiration of the period above prescribed, satisfactory proof that application
for the federal permit or license has been duly made, the application to
appropriate water shall be terminated and become void.
(3) Where the
application for the necessary permit or license from the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission is finally rejected or disallowed, or if after being
granted, the permit or license is revoked or forfeited because of failure to
begin or carry on the construction work when and as required by the permit or
license, then the department shall, upon the filing in the Water Resources
Department of satisfactory proof of such fact, revoke and cancel any permit
issued by the department for appropriation of water for use in the project for
which the federal permit or license was required.
(4) In case of
any permit issued for the appropriation of water for the utilization of which a
permit or license from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is necessary,
the time to be allowed for the beginning and completion of construction under
the permit from the department shall be made to conform to the time fixed for
such beginning and completion in the permit or license, and in any extension
thereof, issued for the project by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. [Amended
by 1985 c.673 §36; 1995 c.416 §36]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 537.240
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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